With the help of a new municipal law, a new advocacy group seeks to become an organizing model for low-wage workers.
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Andy Puzder’s Reverse Nuremberg Defense
Trump’s pick for labor secretary says he was only giving orders to his law-breaking franchises.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Labor Nominee Gets Rich on Taxpayer’s Dime
Andy Puzder oversees a fast-food empire that’s fueled by low-wage labor—but the public subsidizes that low pay in a big way.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Taps Anti-Worker Fast-Food CEO for Labor Secretary
Andy Puzder, the CEO of a major fast-food company and sworn foe of raising the minimum wage, embodies the right’s anti-worker, trickle-down agenda.Â
Posted inWorking in America
In $15’s Wake, Fair Scheduling Gains Momentum
Service workers’ struggle for access to predictable schedules—and more hours—is slowly paying off.Â
Posted inWorking in America
In Show of Force, Fight for 15 Plots Its Political Path
The minimum-wage campaign is coming of age and expanding its scope, but challenges remain.Â
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Fight for 15 Descends on the GOP Debate
As the race for 2016 heats up, Fight for 15 has begun to shift its target from corporations to political leaders.Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
How New York’s “Fight for $15” Launched a Nationwide Movement
Car wash and fast food workers in New York waged a gritty, three-year battle to improve their wages and working conditions, and spawned a nationwide movement to “Fight for $15.”
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Students Declare Nationwide Boycott of Wendy’s Over Farmworker Concerns
Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonalds, and Walmart are already party to the worker-protection contract the targeted fast-food chain refuses to sign.
